Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-10
AUSTTED DEMOCRACY.

in the Democratic press Of the State \ uni
versal sentiment for harmony in the party.
The BraxtOn Democrat says:
The Democrat is Of the opinion that the
Gilmer Banner is no acting wisely with
reference to those Democrats who do not
see things in the light that the Banner
does. Abuse will never heal the sores
which infect the Democratic party. II all
the doctors in the party were TX the
Banner we feel confident that the party
would die by reason of difference Of opin-
ion. Men, Just rs honest in their opinion
As we are in OurS believing they are right,
are not made harmonious party men by
the inhictiOn OF such teaching IS comes
from the Banner. Better by tar say moth
ing, if you wish party success, than de
nOunce members of your own party be-
cause they worked and labOred for n
special object, By which they thought the
condition OF the people would be bettered,
and in doing so stood in the way OF the
success of your choice and your side OF the
question. What needs and must be done
is 10 get all who are Democrats united on
one platform, one object, one ambition
success. Can this be accomplished by one
faction abusing the other? This question
will have To he settled by each faction
doing its part in making uP'-each
coming hall way. This paper desires to
See the party united-all branches of the
same tree. To do all this suppose the
papers and people who favored Camden
and that side OF the question tease doubt
ing and abusing those who didn't.
The BraxtOn Democrat speaks nObly and
truly but it seems to have slightly mis-
Judged the GiImer Banner. In comment
ing on the Wheeling incident the latter
says:
The BdaHor has not always agreed with
our Governor, but in this noble act Of his,
We cannot hnd language strong enough for
proper co~mmendatiOn. The insult TO the
Democratic party has healed up all
breaches in our ranks in this State, and the
party is once again solid, united and ready
TO meet and defeat the bloody shirt way
ers." 1t is to be a bloody shirt campaign,
and let US 90 in to push the Republican
party to its very grave.
As the representative of the whole party
in West Yirginia the REGISTER is unfeign-
eddy glad to see this spirit Predominating,
proud to see the Democrats of every so
called faction spring to their arms a. one
man at the first hostile sign from the ON
mon foe.
The REGISTERS famous banner seems TO
have been the innocent cause Of uniting
firmly Democrats who have hitherto been
at enmity with each other within the party,
thus jeOpardizing the end at which all
Democrats ultimately aim. There Is
nothing truer than that 4 house divided
against itself must fall. A party
at war within its own ranks
must be an easy prey to the
common enemy. The spirit of firm union
that this banner incident has given birth
to within the party should he fostered by
all true Democrats, as the spirit Of peace
was fOstered at the close of the civil wal
By common consent of both North and
South. The past aud its bitterness were
forgotten. Let the dead bury their
dead" Let u, the living, look to the
future, let US pull together with a will.
Do this and everything within reason is
ours.
The Democratic party is the party of
West Virginia. The only hope of the Op-
position is 10 internal strife within the
Democratic party. Let Us deny them this
hope. Let us show a solid froat. Let us
20 into the next convention with q deter
mination Of nominating the best men
and when the nominations are
made let us support them solidly
aud to q man. Let us do this and
victory is ours beyond the shadow of q
doubt. Let every one fight for the success
of the party of the people aud for that
alone.
But from the general and decidedly ex-
pressed sentiment OF the Democratic press
throughout the State this advice is not
needed. Then let it stand As e~mpbasizing
the general sentiment of the Democracy.